In the early hours of Nov. 14, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake broke out on New Zealand`s South Island, with a depth of 23.0 kilometers and a strong sense of earthquake in many coastal cities.
After the earthquake, once quiet New Zealand, the yearning city of Christchurch,
At the moment it was all over the place, and the rubble was all over the place.
After the earthquake, the Chinese media reported the incident one after another.
It is gratifying to note that all reports say: "there have been no reports of Chinese citizens killed in the earthquake."
At the same time, some Chinese in New Zealand have begun to organize asylum.
Many people report peace to their families in a circle of friends or on Weibo:
However, just as the heart of the people was about to let go, a piece of news broke the tranquillity-
Hundreds of Chinese tourists were trapped by the earthquake in the famous whale-watching town of Kecula.
They have only a small amount of food and water on them, and if they don`t rescue them quickly, they are likely to be personally in danger!
But what makes the New Zealand rescue team feel tough is,
The only way to Kecula can no longer be called a road after the earthquake.
Not only that, but because of the aftershocks,
This beautiful, steep coastal highway,
There is even a high risk of mudslides and landslides:
Because the rescue was too difficult, the New Zealand government sent someone to repair the road,
But there is still no guarantee that stranded Chinese tourists will be rescued in time.
Half a day after the earthquake,
Trapped Chinese tour groups are still unable to see the hope of being rescued, and their relatives and friends are in a state of impatience at the moment!
Just as the crowd was at a loss, the Chinese Consulate General in Christchurch, New Zealand, was informed of the situation.
After discussions with the New Zealand Rescue team on possible options, the Consulate-General finally decided:
Let yourself rent a helicopter, take water to drink and eat, and go to the area where Chinese tourists are trapped for rescue!
On the morning of the 14th, two helicopters from the Chinese Consulate General flew to Kecula.
And found the first batch of 21 Chinese tourists trapped there!
According to the arrangement of the Consulate General,
The helicopter immediately picked up three pairs of mothers and children, the youngest of whom were only five years old.
Then the helicopter took off and landed over the town.
According to the order of old and young women and children first, groups of Chinese tourists were evacuated from the affected areas.
Vice Consul General Li Xin of the Chinese Consulate General in Christchurch has been accompanying and encouraging stranded tourists in the troubled areas.
Cheer them up, explain the disaster, soothe the mood:
When you see this, some people might say:
This is what the Consulate General should do.
But the editor wants to say,
This is something only the Chinese consulate will do!
Also trapped with Chinese tourists are British tourists, who have already called the British Consulate General.
Hoping that the Consulate General would send someone to rescue them, he did not expect the British Consulate to reject them directly.
So when the Chinese Consulate-General comes to pick up people, they can only watch groups of Chinese tourists set foot on the helicopter home again and again.
The eyes were full of envy.
Later, the Chinese Consulate General lost sight of them and took them by the way.
A Chinese tourist also expressed the following thoughts in his circle of friends:
But there is one sentence that the editor doesn`t quite agree with.
Why is China`s passport no longer bully in other countries?
The amount of gold in China`s passport does not lie in a few countries that are visa-free.
It`s about whether you can use it to get you home!
At home may not feel much about the Chinese passport, but out of the country, the motherland is the most solid time to rely on!
Last year`s earthquake in Nepal, the Chinese Embassy in Nepal coordinated China Eastern, China Southern Airlines, Air China, first arrived at the Dagadu airport, as long as holding a Chinese passport, regardless of the air ticket, can directly board home!
In March 2015, the civil war broke out in Yemen, and the first time of the formation of the Chinese naval vessel fleet to Yemen to carry out the withdrawal. At the same time, more than 600 Chinese citizens were evacuated, and 279 foreign citizens from 15 countries were evacuated. The Chinese who had a Chinese passport at that time were the envy of all the countries.
Libya`s evacuation of overseas Chinese rocked the world in 2011. China mobilized 182 sorties of Chinese civil aviation chartered aircraft, five cargo ships, four military aircraft, and rented more than 20 foreign cruise ships to ensure that Chinese compatriots could return home in the first place.
Chinese passport,
That`s how domineering it is!
Editor`s conclusion
At present, relief efforts in the Kecula area of New Zealand are still being carried out in an orderly manner. We look forward to the successful transfer of all trapped people, but also hope that the affected areas will be restored as soon as possible!
It is true that the earthquake in New Zealand is so unfortunate, but after the earthquake, we look back again and there is luck there-for the trapped Chinese in this earthquake in New Zealand, luck is: motherland, lucky to have you!
